As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
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Great wrap up. I've been kind of feeling a little of what you are talking about myself. I'm hoping my upcoming trip with the littles will bring some of it back. Following the trip in two weeks, we have the other two grandkids in January, then we are on a FORCED break as we had to borrow points out of our December use year for January. Perhaps once our points are healthy again, some of the "in progress" stuff will be complete!
I enjoyed reading your TR and seeing your photos...looking forward to reading your cruise TRs!
I almost want to just do a big mega trip at some point and borrow out the points to give myself a forced break too
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What a nice ending to your trip ! Maci. We felt that way for awhile too. We took a break for a few years before going back with Logan in 2012. Happily, we are in the Disney fever mode at present, but I totally understand how you feel!!
Enjoy your Disney fever! I'm in Disney Cruise Fever at the moment which I think is drawing a lot of my attention...
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Glad you had a great trip! Sorry, to hear the animal activity on the savanna was less than ideal for you! I really enjoyed your TR!
Looking forward to one on your Western Caribbean cruise as I took mine on the Magic last year and will help me relive it from another source! What are your ports on the cruise and when are you going?
We are going in December and it's Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Falmouth. Jamaica is the only new port for me as I've done the Western Caribbean before on the Fantasy. Thankfully there's a ton of great options in Cozumel!
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Great wrap up! Glad that there was no issues with DME after all. Thanks for sharing your weekend getaway with us!
Me too! It definitely got a little anxiety going!
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Great wrap up! for sharing your getaway weekend adventures with us>
You are quite welcome!
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i would love to go to Tokyo Disneyland. Japan is a country that i would love to visit.
It actually hasn't been too high up on my priorities, mom just got it in her head and won't let go! I do want to go to all of the Disneylands though
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
Great wrap up Maci! Glad you had a great time! We took a four year hiatus from Disney. There is so much more out there that I wanted the kids to experience (National Parks and such)! I hope you'll share your next adventures!!
Thanks! I doubt I'll last 4 years lol! But I'm hoping to go to Seattle, Boston NY and Chicago next year. It/s a long list, but a handful at least!
Great wrap up! Our family is on a bit of a WDW break right now too - we were getting a little burned out from going so much. But, as you said, it's not like we won't be back - just taking a break
I really enjoyed your TR, thanks so much for sharing! I will be returning to WDW in April, after a four year break (although we did go to Disneyland in between).
No, this can't be over already? Thanks so much for sharing your trip with us and continued for Cait!
It was a quick one!
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Great wrap up! Our family is on a bit of a WDW break right now too - we were getting a little burned out from going so much. But, as you said, it's not like we won't be back - just taking a break
My break didn't last long - booked a trip for April!
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I really enjoyed your TR, thanks so much for sharing! I will be returning to WDW in April, after a four year break (although we did go to Disneyland in between).
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